Honour The Fallen

An Ode to Marsha P Johnson by Sister Ann Tici......Pation.I had many thoughts when the pride flag changed this year and people offering amendments. I wanted to defend Sister Channel 2001's (Gilbert Baker) original flag but you'd have to have your head in the sand not to acknowledge Racism and Transphobia in the LGB community…

Walking the Labyrinth to Joy

By Sister Joy Of WooThere are three vows we take as Sisters. The expiation of stigmatic guilt, the promulgation of universal joy and working in the community.The first vow comes easily enough to me. I can identify guilt and shame. The tools I utilise to remove those were honed among my faerie kin.The third is…

Fetish In the LGBT+ Community (LGBT History Month)

By Sister Poppy Ya Cherry It’s a very big subject, I could write a whole book on this - especially if we look at the variations of history between countries, or even cities. So as to not overwhelm the senses, I shall be as brief as possible. Fetish has had a plethora of incredibly positive…

Looking Back (LGBT History Month)

By Sister Joy Of Woo Equally cursed and blessed to be born in 1975, I have seen the strides toward equality in my lifetime. I was 6 years old and completely unaware (reasonably so) when homosexuality was partially decriminalised in Scotland. Consider those words, partial decriminalisation. There were still plenty of ways that being gay,…

Anus Glorificus – A Year In Review

Sister Joy Of Woo This week began with Saturnalia and ended with the Winter Solstice and a Full Moon too. It has also seen myself and some of my fellow Sisters participating in events across 3 cities. It feels like a good time to look back, to reflect and share the journey that led me…

Mission: Shame Busters

By Novice Divine TransAction Back in June we were invited to attend Bella Cielo, which was a new queer cabaret night taking place in Bath in (until then) a typically non queer space. The idea behind this from the organisers was to make more space for the LGBT+ community in Bath without us only having…

Quintasensually Nunderful

By Sister Joy Of Woo This past Saturday we were invited to attend the opening circle for Quintasensual, a queer tantric festival in Somerset. Quintasensual was set up about 5 years ago by a friend, Buzzy, following his experiences and those of other queer people attending mainstream tantric festivals where things were very binary and…

After The Glitter Fades (Post-Pride Blues)

By Sister Joy Of Woo Hello darlings. After a most wonderful Pride, after spending time with our queerly beloved intentional family, we can land with a hard bump. Full disclosure, this happened for me about an hour ago. I've had what I thought was a fairly gentle landing, spent time with fellow Sisters, made plans…

All The Small Things

By Sister Joy Of Woo As I approach my 2nd anniversary of becoming a Sister, I find myself looking back (even though I need to be looking forward and planning things, including an event I'm running tonight!). For anyone looking at our Facebook page or blog, seeing us pose for pictures and talk about events,…

A Bijou Trollette to Midsomer Norton by Sister Joy Of Woo

This Saturday past heralded our first manifestation into the town of Midsomer Norton. This plucky provincial Pride celebration enters its 3rd year now and I really feel strongly about supporting some of these smaller Pride events. I've written previously and harped on about the need for visibility in rural areas. How it can be a…